Think you’ve had a hard day at work?

[Mick Dempsey]

 

A very interesting 10 minute video of Western Australian logging in times past.

Hard, dangerous, physically demanding work in the heat.

[Stubby]

Fascinating . I like these old films . Some of those would go strait to the top in " Rate My Hing " ! ?

[spuddog0507]

love them old logging films theres another one in BC guy stood on his spikes tacking tops of the big redwoods with a axe  about 200 ft, the tops are bigger than most trees in the UK,

[Khriss]

Amazing - wonder what wood they were sawing ? Proper tree works. K

[Mark Bolam]

Looks great Mick.

Why did you pack it in?

[richardwale]

Tough tough graft. Proper days work. Great video. 

[Mick Dempsey]

This one looks to be a little later than the first, 50s maybe. 

A little more Hollywood  in style but lots of good stuff nevertheless.

 

Again only 10 minutes.

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

This one looks to be a little later than the first, 50s maybe. 

MCMLii

[Erik]

On 31/10/2018 at 15:05, Khriss said:

Amazing - wonder what wood they were sawing ? Proper tree works. K

Gum and Mountain Ash I believe.   I have read stories of verified near 400 footers in the early days logging in Aus and NZ. 

We have a fair amount of Gum here in NorCal, and I can tell you from experience that it is some extremely hard and heavy wood. Wonderful trees to work in, but they can really kick your ass if your not careful.  

Checkout Dave Coleman or Ace Tree Service vids. Some serious mofo's wreaking big wood down under. Amazing stuff!

Thanks for the great vid Mick!

[Steve Mack]

So you've got a like button here these days, things have changed a bit.